Hyundai Grandeur The Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) keeps the lead in South Korea for the 6th consecutive month with a comfortable margin at 11.2% share. The Hyundai Sonata drops to 4th at 6.7%, perhaps impacted by the arrival of the new generation Hyundai Grandeur, up 15 spots in 6th with…
For its last month before the arrival of the FL restyled version, the Proton Saga reclaims the #1 spot with an impressive 13.6% market share. However it is still #2 year-to-date with 67,779 sales (12.8%) vs. 69,368 (13.1%) for the Perodua Myvi, #2 in November at 12.2%. The Top 5…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After one year disturbed by the generation change, the Hyundai Sonata is back in the lead over the Full Year 2010 in South Korea through its YF new generation with 135,735 sales, up…
Best Selling Cars wishes you all a Happy New Year 2011! Check out above my little New Year video filmed in Hanoi, Vietnam where I'm spending my holidays. The trick for crossing the city's busy streets is to walk at a steady pace. This way the traffic can anticipate where…
Lada 2104 in Azerbaijan * Click on title for more street scenes! * Azerbaijan's streets are filled with various generations of Lada 2104/2105's and this model should still be the best selling car in the country in 2010. Other very successful cars here are the Hyundai Sonata, Kia Cerato Forte,…
Hyundai Avante In November, the Hyundai Avante (Elantra) holds the pole position in South Korea for the 4th month in a row, even though it's slowing down slightly at 12.5% market share. The Sonata resists in 2nd at 10.4% ahead of the Kia Morning (Picanto) at 6.6%, whereas the Kia K5…
Nissan Altima If the Top 3 is stable in November in the USA, the rest of the ranking reveals its lot of surprises. The trucks have an excellent month: the F-Series is #1 at +26%, Silverado #2 at +16% and Ram #6 at +86%. The Nissan Altima is this month's…
Toyota Yaris in Yemeni street There are no official car sales figures available for Yemen, so I relied on observation of the main Yemeni cities' streets through YouTube videos. They show that in all likeliness, the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen, followed by the Toyota Yaris Sedan.…
Kia Sportage In October, Hyundai gets back to its dominating position with a 1-2-3: the Avante (Elantra) is still riding on the novelty effect wave with close to 20,000 registrations and 15% of the market, the Sonata loses 2 percentage points but stays #2 and the Porter is #3 at…
Hyundai Avante Lots of important model launches this year in South Korea mean changing rankings and a very interesting market indeed. The best-sellers in the country are not always the models that everyone is familiar with in the rest of the world. The new Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) confirms the…
Hyundai Sonata After a very tough year last year, 2010 has seen the US car market go back to normal with an outrageous domination from the Ford F-Series and September is no exception: it gains 40% over to Sep '09 at 47,433 sales, while the Chevrolet Silverado does even better,…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * One word: dreadful. 2009 is the worst year for car sales since 1982, down 21% on an already timid 2008 at 10.4 million units. In spite of a context extremely unfavourable…
The new Hyundai Sonata launched in South Korea in September 2009. * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * In 2009, the launch of the new generation Sonata messed up the rankings: the Hyundai Avante takes the lead over the Full…
Honda Civic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * With petrol hitting $4 a gallon, the US models ranking has gone through an eventful year, trucks have lodged their poorest performance in over 20 years and passenger cars climbed to…
Hyundai Sonata After a scare in 2007, the Hyundai Sonata is back as the undisputed South Korea leader this year thanks to its facelift and sales up 3% to 123,208 units while the Hyundai Avante is down 21% to 87,579. The new gen Kia Morning (aka Picanto) is a roaring…